Once upon a time Dh had dreadlocks. I did them for him and they were easy to do. they are pretty easy to maintain, but yup they do take a few months to get them looking great. For his hair which was thick and long, and he wanted smallish sized ones, it took a complete viewing of 'saving private ryan' before they were finished. car wise, he kept them washed and tidy. they never smelt too bad, he worked in a kitchen so they had a bit of a kitchen smell to them that never came out... But you didnt notice that until you smelt his hair up close!

In the end, at DH's request, I cut them out. But I only cut them half way them combed them out using heaps of cheap conditioner. At least that way it was shaved off. It looked good in the end and only took a bottle of wine to completely get rid of them.

GL with whatever you choose to do